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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician Morgantown WV

Job Description

Exciting opportunity for a private practice physiatrist to join the medical staff as an independent contractor of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital or join an established local private practice.

HealthSouth, Inc. Overview

As one of the nation’s largest healthcare providers specializing in rehabilitation, HealthSouth’s priority is to deliver high quality patient care. Practicing in a HealthSouth hospital offers a physiatrist the opportunity to lead an interdisciplinary clinical team providing intense rehabilitation and a wide range of specialized programs.

HealthSouth physician opportunities allow you to specialize in rehabilitation as an independent private practice physician. At HealthSouth, high intensity and personalized rehabilitation is all we do. It drives every decision. It keeps HealthSouth at the forefront of innovation and it guarantees the best possible care for each patient’s maximum regained independence.

The HealthSouth nationwide network is a powerful force. Here, the skills of uniquely qualified private practice physicians and HealthSouth’s nurses, therapists and other team members are sharply focused. The common goal: building strength, balance, mobility and functional independence – getting patients back to living life to the fullest.

Facility Overview

HealthSouth MountainView Regional Rehabilitation Hospital is a freestanding, for-profit, 96 bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The hospital opened in 1991 as a joint venture with West Virginia University Health Care and Monongalia Health System. It has expanded its community impact through adding service locations and clinical programs since its inception and remains the only inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the area.

HealthSouth MountainView provides a full range of rehabilitation care. Individualized patient programs are designed for the purpose of “Getting people back to work, to play and to living.” Services include: physical, occupational and speech language pathology as well as rehabilitation nursing and neuropsychiatry services. Rehabilitation technologies available include:

HealthSouth MountainView cares for patients with a wide array of conditions including: stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, multi-trauma, hip fractures, joint replacement and general de-conditioning. Further detail regarding available services can be found at the hospital’s website www.healthsouthmountainview.com.

HealthSouth MountainView provides inpatient rehabilitation care to over 1,800 inpatients and 9,000 outpatient visits each year. Its most recent expansion occurred in 2012 with the opening of a 19 bed satellite unit on the 7th floor of United Hospital Center located in Bridgeport, WV. The hospital is Joint Commission accredited with its last triennial survey in April 2015. It is also recognized as a designated Stroke Center of Excellence under additional disease specific survey and certification requirements from The Joint Commission.

The main hospital campus is located adjacent to the West Virginia University Medical Center (recently renamed Ruby Memorial Hospital), one of only two level one trauma centers within West Virginia. HealthSouth MountainView maintains close ties with the WVU School of Medicine with many opportunities available for collaboration including clinical practice, teaching and research.

Medical Staff

The current medical staff includes 4 admitting physicians 2 of which are physiatrists. We are actively recruiting 2 additional full time physiatrists (including the Medical Director). An existing physiatry practice comprised of the 2 current physiatrists, 2 advanced practice nurses and 2 physician assistants currently rents office space within the hospital and also sees patients on an outpatient basis.

In addition to the admitting medical staff there are approximately 40 active consulting physicians with ranging specialties including: internal medicine, neurology, nephrology, orthopedics, pediatrics, podiatry, and radiology. A local hospitalist group provides daily medical consultation service as requested by the attending physician. This group also shares on-call coverage.

HEALTHSOUTH PM&R PHYSICIAN DESCRIPTION

PM&R Physician will establish a private practice to include a caseload of medically complex inpatient rehabilitation patients and an outpatient rehabilitation practice if he or she chooses. The Physiatrist will set up a relationship with an independent billing company and retain 100% of his/her own billing and collections. Healthsouth hospitals are extremely busy with high patient volumes - HealthSouth has its own well-trained outreach teams that identify appropriate inpatient rehabilitation candidates from surrounding areas.

QUALIFICATIONS

MD or DO with state medical license or willingness to obtain state license Board certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Patient-centered commitment to excellence Excellent interpersonal and communications skills Hospital-based physiatry experience preferred but not requiredInterest in being a part of a thriving community

WHY SET UP A PRACTICE AT A HEALTHSOUTH HOSPITAL?

High Income potential High patient volumes State of the art equipment Freedom to run your own practice Professional fulfillment through gratifying patient mix Team atmosphere with full-time employed therapists and nurses Physician-friendly hospital executives and collegial environment Corporate support to facilitate available resources for regulatory compliance Opportunities for hospital-based rental of office space and clinical spaceContractual opportunities for medical directors and program directors Family-friendly locations around the country Reasonable call schedule shared with other physicians Income support available in certain locations

HEALTHSOUTH IS REHABILITATION EXCELLENCE, COAST TO COAST

As one of the nation's largest healthcare providers specializing in rehabilitation, HealthSouth's priority is to deliver high quality patient care. Our team of experts has extensive experience in today's most advanced therapeutic methods and technologies.

HealthSouth is convenient to nearly everyone, with specialized rehabilitation hospitals in 27 states and Puerto Rico. With thousands of employees innovating specialized care across the country, we provide the best technologies and treatment through our network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation satellite clinics and home health agencies. All that experience comes together for real-world, outcomes-based rehabilitation success, coast to coast. EOE.